This is a 3D printed sculpt of the Nelson Class battleship by GamingStar.
The Nelson battleship class consisted of two ships, Nelson and Rodney. To comply with the limitations of the Washington Treaty, these ships were of an unusual design with many novel features. They are often referred to as the first treaty battleships. The Nelsons were unique in that all its main guns were at forward the bridge, allowing all guns to bear on a target while moving towards the enemy without needing to turn perpendicular to the target for a broadside. The French Dunkerque and Richelieu class battleships would share this design feature. Also unusual for British construction, is these are the only battleships to carry a main armament of nine 16-inch (406 mm) guns which became standard on US Navy battleships.
Commissioned in 1927–29, the Nelsons served extensively in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Indian oceans during World War II. Rodney was made famous by her role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941. At the climax of the battle, Rodney, in conjunction with King George V, closed on Bismarck to bombard her at short range. Rodney's main guns were credited with an estimated 100 to 130 hits, contributing greatly to Bismarck's final destruction.
Nelson and Rodney participated in the bombardment of targets in northern France during and after D-Day. In particular, during the Caen campaign Nelson was credited with destroying a group of five Tiger tanks which ventured into a red zone [within 40 km (25 mi) of the coast] deemed by the German command to be in range of Allied battleships.
Both ships of the class survived the war and were scrapped in 1948–1949.
Ship of Class:
Note: Sculpts of this class are identical.
Insignia can be added to each deck decal to make it easier to identify ship nationality. Select from your choice of images.
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Optionally magnetize the turret to support a magnetized damage marker (included).
A,aging just want more ships
"H class, lion class, b65, remake Yamato, king George the 5th, renown, Ise, O class, hosho, ranger, midway, Malta, Audacious, centaur, and and add ganut and firefly for Australian carriers" Tucker - Wednesday, December 9, 2020
